On Jan 29, 5:35 pm, Mike Flying 8 wrote:

Now I just wonder why the floats would stick?!?! I am going to have
to find something that I can read about this.

Something to do with the lowered pressure caused by the water's
velocity, just like Bernoulli says. Once you break free of the water,
the airplane accelerates quickly. Sort of like leaving a bunch of
draggy weight behind.
Molt Taylor, in his amphibious Coot, had air inlets just ahead
of the sterp, and air was ducted through tubes to vents in the
backside of the step itself to aerate the water a little. It got on
the step faster. If the water is a little choppy, getting off is
faster because of the same sort of thing: a bit of turbulence against
the hull reduces the water's hold on the airplane.

Dan